Hemorrhoids — all decisions

The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for prostate cancer was denied. Service connection for constipation/hemorrhoids was granted. The claim for TDIU prior to August 21, 2014, was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for diverticulitis, residuals of colon surgery, hemorrhoids, and an eye disability, concluding these conditions were not related to the veteran's service or exposure during Project SHAD.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for hemorrhoids and a compensable evaluation for a bowel disorder with chronic constipation.

The Board denied increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, type II and diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, but granted a 20 percent rating for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of both legs as of February 10, 2022.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for erectile dysfunction and surgical scar was denied. A 10% rating was granted for right hip thigh impairment with degenerative arthritis. Claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hemorrhoids, and left knee disability were remanded.

The Board remanded several claims for readjudication and denied others, including service connection for COPD, hemorrhoids, left shoulder condition, right shoulder injury, and sinusitis.

The Board denied an increased compensable rating for hemorrhoids and remanded the claim for service connection of hair loss, to include as secondary to a service-connected major depressive disorder.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for hemorrhoids to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for tinnitus was denied, but the effective date for service connection of tinnitus was granted as December 1, 2015. Service connection for hypertension was also granted.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hemorrhoids was denied, but the claim for TDIU from December 15, 2020 to September 1, 2022 was granted.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for IBS and higher ratings for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and IBS were denied. Service connection for GERD was granted.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted. The Board found that the Veteran is unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection of a left knee disorder and hemorrhoids to obtain new toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) opinions.

The Board dismissed appeals related to the effective dates for PTSD and SMC ratings but remanded issues regarding earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits.

The appeal for hemorrhoids was dismissed because no rating decision had been issued. The claim for an increased rating for IBS was remanded for a new examination.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, including hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, psychiatric disability, and various other disabilities.

The veteran's service connection for hypertension, tinnitus, and benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) was granted. The other conditions were remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and chronic interstitial lung disease were granted under the PACT Act. A compensable rating of at least 10 percent was also granted for photophobia and vitreous floaters.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for primary anemia and hemorrhoids were dismissed because the claims were not properly initiated.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right shoulder strains with various conditions were denied. The claim for a compensable rating for internal hemorrhoids was also denied. However, the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) was remanded.